Building construction



BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 12, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1' 11v VENTOR GEORGE FRA/vc/s BET/{ELL ADA/n5 BY WM A TTORNEYS June 27, 1933. B A M 1,915,711

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 12, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I'll/ 1111.71

, 'llli V INVENTOR GEORGE FknNc/s BETHELL ADAMS ATTORNEYS Patented June 27, 1 933 i UNITED-STAT ES arms:

GEORGE manners BE'rHELn AnAMs,: or VAITCOUVER, BRITISH/"COLUMBIA, CANADA :1 3131mm consrnuorion 1 a let-mi; filed August 12,1930. Serial No. 474313;

My invention relates to improvements in building construction which is part cularly adapted for use in houses, chalets and other buildings where rustic effects are desirable. The objects, of the invention are to provide means whereby logs may be economically used in exterior and interior wall constructionand the like; wherebythe necessity for adzingofi' f the upper and lower edges of logs toparallel 19 lines is avoided andthe need for thinkingthe joints is'rendered unnecessary. 1 t The invention consists essentially of a co'n-' struction in'which logs split or sawnlong tudina'lly' are .einployedaand a tongue qstrlp or batten is used to connect the edge of one half log to the adjacent edge of another, as will be more fully described in thefollowing specification and shown in the accompany ing drawings, in which Fig. 1 is afragmentary elevation of a wall constructed according to the invention Fig. 2 is a planview of same ShOWlIlgtL log finish on the interior and the exterlor.

u H 4 Fig. 3 is a plan view showing a frame wall having a log finish on its. exterior;

Fig. 4 is a sectional View of a wall show-ing the preferred 1o1nt1ng for large og construction. 1

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the preferred jointing for small log construction.

7 is a'sectional View showing modifi- 'F 6. cation of the 1o1nt1ng.

Figs. 7 and'S aresectionalviews showing to form substantially half round members having a plane surface on their inner sides. Where the logs are of relatively large diameters I prefer tojform along their inner sides 0 a shallow longitudinal groove 4,.see Figure -When a rustic finish is to be applied to see Figures l and 2 in 4.", having parallel side edges 5. Fillets,- generally indicated by the numeral 6, extend from the base of one rebate 2 ofa post 1to the corresponding rebate of an adjacent post andare skew nailed thereto. The fillets 6 con sist of boards having'parallel upper and lower edges 7 and a parallel sided groove 8 on their front faces, of equal depth to the groove 4 in the horizontal log members 3, so as, to provide a pairofribs Qwhich extend to the base "of the last mentioned groove l, thus forming a tight joint therebetween. The

edges ofthei'fear'faces of the horizontal logs arethro ated as at 10, such throatings being preferably filled with a tarre d marlin or other waterpreoff strips 11.. 'Theinnerface of the fvertical posts 1 are covered withha further half loglQwhich is secured in position by a.

lag bolt 13 or any other suitable fastening.

The interspace between the half logs 12 is filled in by nailing or otherwise securing small half logs 1 1 to the back of the fillets 6.

By'forming'the grooves 1 in the horizontal members 3 with parallel sides andproviding fillets 6 with parallel ribs 9 the members '3 can be spaced a substantial distance apart and perfectly aligned, irrespective of the ta- .per of the logs from which the members are out, thus providing awall face consisting of alternate horizontal plane surfaces and convex surfaces.

frame wall, the latter which is indicated by the numeral 15 in Figure 3', is preferably provided with spaced vertical square posts 16 and fillets (Sand half round horizontal mem- 1 bers 3 are applied a s'above described, the ends I of the latter members being trimmed down to a rectangular cross section as at 17 andv covered with a vertical half round post has before described;

When small logs are to be'usedfor wall facing, such as would render a wide groove on their-rear faces impracticable I prefer to rebate their upper and lower edges as at 18, see Figure 5, which rebates would be paral lel with thelongitudinal. centre of. the membersand to provide a throating- 10 in the vertical face of the rebate to prevent capillary attraction.

A saw out 19 is made at the intersection of the angles of the rebates 18 which is adapted to receive a tongue 20 of a flashing strip 21 secured to a fillet 22, which fillet is rec tangular in cross section and having parallel faces and edges. In this construction as in that previously described, the fillets are secured in regularly spaced relationon a suitable backing and each member is rested upon the upper edge of a fillet and then secured in position by nailing or otherwise as the size of the members may require.

In the modification shown in Figure 6 the inner face of the upper rebate 18 is curved as at 23 and a saw cut 24 is formed therealong to receive a metal tongue or feather strip 25 WlllClllS inserted into a similar saw cut 26 in the fillet 22 which fillet is provided with a rounded bottom edge 27 to fit the curved face of the rebate.

In the modification shown in Figure 7 the rebate 18 is provided with a longitudinal groove 28 in its side face which is adapted to receive a rib 9 such as that provided on the atarred marlin or plastic substance 29 which is pressed into intimate contact with the wood as the members are secured-in position. I also splay the upper edge of theiinside faces of the horizontal members as at 30 to provide for a putty filling 31.

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adapted to be secured in parallel relation upon a surface, a plurality of logs sawn longitudinally each'having a rebate on its sawn face parallel to the'longitudinal axis of the log adapted to engage an edge of a fillet to align the logv therewith. i I

3. A rustic wall covering comprising a plurality of fillets each having'parallel ribs projecting from oneface thereof, said fillets being'adapted to be secured to a surface, a

plurality of logs saWn longitudinally each having a groove on its sawn face the side edges of Which are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the log which edges are capable of being engaged by the ribs of adjacent Y fillets.

Dated at Vancouver, B. (I, this 22nd day of July, 1930.

creams FRANCIS BETHELL ADAMS. 

